 Fought between Aug. 16 and 24, 1760  Last major battle of the French & Indian War  Last defense of French before Montreal fell to British

 3 pronged attack  Gen. Amherst set out from Oswego w/ 10,000 men.  2 British ships headed up St. Lawrence River

 aum.com/french_and _indian_war.htm aum.com/french_and _indian_war.htm L'Outaouaise by Thomas Davis, 1760, held by the National Gallery of Canada

 French led by Capt. Pierre Pouchot were building Fort Levis on Chimney Island (Ile Royale)  Fort la Presentation & Pointe-au-Baril were abandoned

 Gen. Amherst sailed up from Oswego  Set up batteries at Pointe-au-Baril  Fired at Fort de Levis

 British Col. George Williamson crippled French ship l’Outaouaise  Became British ship HMS Williamson General Amherst

 French sank Williamson and Onondaga  British beached Mohawk  British use “hot shot” against Fort Levis

 French ran out of ammunition  Capt. Pouchot surrendered  British renamed fort William Augustus  Continued on to Montreal

 About 73 British soldiers died  About 300 French soldiers  Other British soldiers joined Amherst from Quebec City and Lake Champlain  ndslife.com/BackIssues/ Archive/tabid/393/articl eType/ArticleView/articl eId/249/1760-quotBattle- of-the-Thousand- Islandsquot.aspx ndslife.com/BackIssues/ Archive/tabid/393/articl eType/ArticleView/articl eId/249/1760-quotBattle- of-the-Thousand- Islandsquot.aspx

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 In the 1950s the St. Lawrence River was deepened and locks were added to allow more shipping  Great engineering feat  Horrible for archaeology

 Chimney Island was never examined by trained archaeologists  Half of the island was dug up and dumped on the other half!

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